Anyone waiting for Big Pharma to stumble on the industry’s so-called “patent cliff” has been heartily disappointed. In spite of many high-revenue products facing patent expirations in the next few years, the group continues to be a top performer, lifting the health care sector to a market-beating 9% gain by… Read More

It used to be that owning a house was one of the best investments you could make. While that may not be the case right now, there are still ways to make a profit in real estate. As… Read More

Buying Treasury bonds in 1982 turned out to be a historic investment that produced huge gains during the next 30 years. And right now, history is repeating itself. Back in 1982, the United States was struggling under the weight of high… Read More

Between 1946 and 1964, 76 million Americans were born. These so-called Baby Boomers are the largest generation the United States. This boom presents an interesting opportunity for investors, as we will see more than 10,000 people turn 65 every single day for the next 17 years. In fact, it is… Read More

Doubling your money on a single investment is a great accomplishment by any standard. But doubling your money in less than a month are the trades that legends are made of. Although that might sound like something best left to hedge-fund wizards like Jim Rogers and Paul Tudor Jones, there… Read More

Late last year, I wrote about  one of the best “behind-the-scenes” stocks around — metal packaging maker  Crown Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CCK). I love companies like Crown because they “fly under the radar,” quietly going about the business of providing vital products and services to big-name firms, while avoiding the… Read More

In downtown Manhattan, the bankers are getting bored. So far in July, there have been only three small IPOs completed, after the markets welcomed nine new issues in June, 14 in May and 22 in April. Though the spigot has slowed to a trickle, these bored bankers will soon be… Read More

Everyone loves a good turnaround story. Nowhere is this truer than in the stock market.  When a company reverses its fortunes and rises from the ashes, earnings and profitability increase,… Read More

Unless you have been living off the grid for the past several years, you may have noticed a change in consumer behavior.  Even with the slight improvement in the economic numbers, many consumers remain shell-shocked from the real estate downturn and unemployment situation.  #-ad_banner-#While… Read More

Emerging-market stocks are notorious for two things: growth and extreme volatility. But while that strong growth has padded many portfolios in the past few years, extreme bouts of volatility have also left more than a few investors searching for a more stable method to tap into the emerging-market growth story. Read More